South Shore Health

Key Responsibilities

• • Provides supervision to patients undergoing cardiac evaluation as per guidelines and in accordance with licensure, credentialing, and privileging as a member of the medical staff of SSMC
• • Ensures all services adhere to credentialing and privileging policy of SSMC
• • Involves the patient and, when appropriate, the patient's family members to explain diagnoses, plan of care, possible outcomes and any other information that should be shared with the patient family
• • Adheres to documentation standards and policies
• • Ensures the integrity of clinical care standards
• • Monitors, evaluates and acts to improve the quality of medical care
• • Participates in initiatives that encourage the sharing of best practices, incorporates data feedback for objective analysis and promotes collaborative improvements
• • Maintains awareness of developments in the care and treatment of cardiology patients through continuing medical education
• • Provides input into patient care rendered by other disciplines outside the department, assuring adherence to acceptable medical care standards
• • Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow colleagues to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment
• • Maintains certification in the specialty of cardiology